Pelco DX9116F manual

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    VIEWST A TION AND RECORDER Quick Start Guide 91 0 0 SERIES[...]

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    2 C635M-A-QS (3/09) DX9100 Series A basic DX9100 system consists of a DX9100VS viewstation and a DX9100 recorder . T he recorder has an internal storage unit. T he DX9116H models record at a maximum of 15 ips with a hard drive between 500 GB and 1,500 GB . The DX9116F models record at a maximum of 30 ips with a hard drive between 500 GB and 1,500 G[...]

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    C635M-A-QS (3/09) 3 Figure 2. System Connections Te r m Loop 75 HI-Z 1 4 RE C ORDER POWER C ONNE C TION FOR FUTURE U S E R S -232 C M9760-REL C M9760-ALM C M9760-DT HA S P KEY (INTO THE BOTTOM RIGHT U S B PORT) MAXIMUM OF 16 C AMERA INPUT S (VIDEO IN) LOOPING VIDEO S OUR C E (VIDEO OUT) VIEW S T A TION RJ-45 S TRAIGHT C ABLE S POWER C ONNE C TION 1[...]

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    4 C635M-A-QS (3/09) SETTING D A TE/TIME PROPERTIES F ollow these steps to set the Date/Time Properties on the recorder and the viewstation. Mak e sure you close all applications on the recorder and viewstation.  Double-click the time on the system tray . T he following page appears .  Set the date and time and then click Apply .  Click T i[...]

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    C635M-A-QS (3/09) 5 SERVER CONFIGURA TION UTILITY T o open this application, double-click the DX9000 Server Configuration Utility icon on your recorder’s desktop .  Set the frame rate and resolution. T he number of channels is set automatically .  Select the recording format. T he default is NTSC.  Click Server Identification to change t[...]

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    6 C635M-A-QS (3/09) CLIENT CONFIGURA TION UTILITY Y ou can find this application on the viewstation. With this application you can build a list of local servers and export them to the recorders .  Mak e sure that the recorder and viewstation are connected to the network switch.  Go to Start > Programs > DX9000 Viewstation > Client Co[...]

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    C635M-A-QS (3/09) 7 TIME SYNCHRONIZA TION Go back to the Server Configuration Utility on the recorder to complete time synchronization.  Click Suggest to see a list of the recorders that were exported in the Client Configuration Utility .  Click Configure . NO TE: Repeat steps 1 and 2 on each physical recorder .  Restart all recorders and [...]

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    C635M-A-QS (1/09) Pelco, Inc. Worldwide Headquarters 3500 Pelco W ay Clovis, California 93612 USA USA & Canada T e l ( 8 00) 2 8 9-9100 Fax ( 8 00) 2 8 9-9150 International T el +1 (559) 292-19 8 1 Fax +1 (559) 34 8 -1120 www .pelco. com[...]